CVE-2025-71103

drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared

Published Jan 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared

On plaforms with an a7xx GPU not supporting IFPC, the ifpc_reglist
if still deferenced in a7xx_patch_pwrup_reglist() which causes
a kernel crash:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008
...
pc : a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm]
lr : a6xx_hw_init+0x9a8/0x1e4c [msm]
...
Call trace:
a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] (P)
msm_gpu_hw_init+0x58/0x88 [msm]
adreno_load_gpu+0x94/0x1fc [msm]
msm_open+0xe4/0xf4 [msm]
drm_file_alloc+0x1a0/0x2e4 [drm]
drm_client_init+0x7c/0x104 [drm]
drm_fbdev_client_setup+0x94/0xcf0 [drm_client_lib]
drm_client_setup+0xb4/0xd8 [drm_client_lib]
msm_drm_kms_post_init+0x2c/0x3c [msm]
msm_drm_init+0x1a4/0x228 [msm]
msm_drm_bind+0x30/0x3c [msm]
...

Check the validity of ifpc_reglist before deferencing the table
to setup the register values.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/688944/

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared On plaforms with an a7xx GPU not supporting IFPC, the ifpc_reglist if still deferenced in a7xx_patch_pwrup_reglist() which causes a kernel crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 ... pc : a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] lr : a6xx_hw_init+0x9a8/0x1e4c [msm] ... Call trace: a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] (P) msm_gpu_hw_init+0x58/0x88 [msm] adreno_load_gpu+0x94/0x1fc [msm] msm_open+0xe4/0xf4 [msm] drm_file_alloc+0x1a0/0x2e4 [drm] drm_client_init+0x7c/0x104 [drm] drm_fbdev_client_setup+0x94/0xcf0 [drm_client_lib] drm_client_setup+0xb4/0xd8 [drm_client_lib] msm_drm_kms_post_init+0x2c/0x3c [msm] msm_drm_init+0x1a4/0x228 [msm] msm_drm_bind+0x30/0x3c [msm] ... Check the validity of ifpc_reglist before deferencing the table to setup the register values. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/688944/
Title drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 9:54 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2026, 3:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 14, 2026, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:03 AM
Severity
Public date
Jan 14, 2026, 12:00 AM